91% of children received delayed care or no care for a serious medical need requiring the expertise of a specialist

67% of parents reported their child was harmed by delaying or foregoing care

42% of parents reported that delaying or foregoing care negatively affected their children at school causing absences, lower grades and behavioral problems

28% of children required emergency room care because a neglected health problem worsened

These findings are consistent with years of academic research that shows uninsured children have worse health and life outcomes than insured children – and cost the system more on average. CHIP costs an average of $2,500 per child per year – almost half the $4,600 that a leading Pennsylvania pediatric hospital spent per child in uncompensated care in the last fiscal year.